A gathering of industry, education and professional Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) organizations demonstrating hands on techniques and resources for K-12 teachers, community college instructors and allied educators.

Arizona Science Stars

There’s more to Arizona than Saguaros and Dry Heat. Our desert home also features leading researchers whose work is having impacts on the entire world and beyond. Science Track programming’s own celebrities highlight Arizona’s international reputation for innovation and discoveries. Come to this panel to learn about their work and what they think the future holds for science in Arizona.

Our panelists:

Dante Lauretta, Professor of Planetary Science and Cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory & leader of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return mission.

Bert Jacobs, Director of the School of Life Sciences, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, research focused on developing a vaccine for HIV.

Hosted by Teagan Wall, writer on Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves the World & PBS Digital Studios’ Braincraft and CoFounder of NerdBrigadeLA.Teegan is a PhD in Computation and Neural Systems with degrees in Behavioral and Social Neuroscience, Political Science, Economics, and Mathematics,